OK, so ATRL's general IQ has tapered off to startling lows as the majority of the "new school," (for lack of a better euphemism and for fear of me putting people on blast and getting banned but I digress) really lack proper grammar skills.
Certain stupid malapropisms are now "in" on ATRL due to some stans, and I, V3$$3L. have made it my duty to
write right the criminal wrongs y'all fools are appropriating.
Take notes, chillen.
LESSON ONE: YOUR VS. YOU'RE
This is by far, the most common ****ery that your rapscallions try to pull and pass as cool.
It really isn't your fault though, these two words are known as homonyms (words pronounced the same, but are spelled differently, and that have different meanings.) Let's delve into their differences, shall we?
YOUR:
–pronoun 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective): Your jacket is in that closet. I like your idea. Compare yours.
2. one's (used to indicate that one belonging to oneself or to any person): The consulate is your best source of information. As you go down the hill, the library is on your left.
3. (used informally to indicate all members of a group, occupation, etc., or things of a particular type): Take your factory worker, for instance. Your power brakes don't need that much servicing.
WRONG USAGE:
Quote:
Your just mad cuz Beyonce steals songs, is unbearable, and lacks a soul. When ya fave gawn dew it?
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Your implies belonging -- by placing your in that sentence, it suggests that the person the sentence is directed to owns or possesses a "just mad," which makes no sense and is utterly 'tarded in general.
CORRECT USAGE:
Quote:
Your fave been around so much, her horsemane lacefront look like a double-decker complex for scabies.
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YOU'RE
A CONTRACTION (meaning a word + another word to form a condensed, more pedestrian way of expressing the two words) of both "you" & "are."
WRONG USAGE:
Quote:
You're dog just shat on I Am....Sasha Fierce! Good doggy! Whosagooboy?! Whosagooboy?!
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CORRECT USAGE:
Quote:
You're a thief at best, Miss Knowles. I now sentence you to life behind bars for your unspeakable crimes against humanity and Creole buffets the world throughout.
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Get it?
Got it?
Good.
New lesson up next week.
